Friday Afternoon

Brian surprised us and came home early today so we were able to get in some good family time playing on the bed before Evan crashed for the night at 5:30!!

I feel like Evan should be wearing a big gold chain in this one!

'Tis the Season!

The holidays are here and I can't believe that we are almost upon Evan's first Christmas! Brian and I are so thankful for all of our friends and family who continue to celebrate Evan by sending their well wishes as well as lovely presents for the little man.
That being said, for Christmas & Evan's rapidly approaching first birthday, he will only be accepting hugs. Brian and I are requesting that if you had planned to give Evan a gift, you instead make a donation to a children's charity in his honor. This child has more stuff than we know what do to with so it seems only right that during the holidays, we share some of our blessings with those less fortunate.
Please feel free to donate to the children's charity of your choice but I would like to suggest the Books For Kids Foundation. http://www.booksforkidsfoundation.org/about.htm

** Brian and I are still accepting lavish & expensive gifts ;)

Rice Hot Dish

Evan enjoying the rice hot dish! I think I had better get that recipe.

MN pics

Monkeying around with Grandpa Ross.
Snuggling with Aunt Sara.

Keeping warm with Uncle Andrew.

Toasting Ross & Gail's new lakeside digs, moving in spring '09.

Sitting around with buddy Jacob.

Tormenting Fletcher with Uncle Andrew. Notice Evan is pulling Fletcher's eyebrow and getting no response.

Wondering why Olivia is so bummed out??

Hanging with Aunt Skanky, I mean Annie.

Bundled up in his teddy jacket with Grandma.

Heh, heh, heh.

Great Grandpa Frank.

Mmmm, enjoying Great Grandma Frank's rice hot dish (or casserole as we call it in the South).

Mmmm, enjoying the plate that held above mentioned rice hot dish.

Bundling up

It has finally started to cool down in AZ! And by that I mean it is in the 70's today. But it was chilly enough this morning that Evan had to bundle up for our walk.

Baby Signs

Today in Baby Signs we learned the signs for pets: dog, cat, fish, turtle, bird and rabbit. Evan and Brianna started class discussing which plastic fish tasted best. You can see which one Evan decided on...

Eatin'

Cheese ravioli, vegetables & chicken. Squash, oatmeal & cottage cheese.

Halloween Party Pics

There were some awesome costumes at Jan & Joey's Halloween party last night. Ours was the best, of course ;) There were a lot of "sexy" costumes, much to Brian & Andre's delight. A sexy referee, a sexy Ghostbuster, a sexy beer girl and some other sexy something or others that just entailed short skirts and high heels. But there was only one family costume!!!

Taking the monkey for a walk.
The zookeeper and her keeps. Lucky for them I didn't have to use the whip.

The monkeys in the tree.

Snuggling with the monkey man.

Our host for the night, the midget rocker.

That banana showed up to the wrong party last night.

Andre & Val aka Dog the Bounty Hunter & Beth. Evan thought Val was an all you can eat buffet!!

The monkey broke free!